Display-box.



1re-781,403. i

v UNITED STATES i y Patented Januay 31, i905.

PATENT CEE-ICE.

GEORGE H. CLIFF AND CHARLES H. `W. CLIFF, OF. PHILADELPHIA,

f PENNSYLVANIA. i I

DISPLAY-B0X.

SPEeIFIeAfrIoNn formi-eg part of Lettere Patent No. 781,403, dated January 31, 1905.

Application liled September 2, 1904. Serial O- 223.095

'o (all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that we, AGEORGE H. CLIEE and CHARLES H. W. CLIE'F, citizens of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new-and useful Display-Box, of which the following is a specification. n

Our invention consists of adisplay-box having a plate adapted as a sign or indicator for the contents of the' box, a transparent plate th rough which said contents may be seen and inspected, and novel'means for holding said plates in position and permitting the ready removal of the same, as will be hereinafter described, thenovel features being pointed out in theclaims." f j k It also consists ofdetails of construction, as will be hereinafter described. I

Figure lrepresents a perspective view of a display box or can embodying our Yinvention. Fig. 2 represents a Vertical section thereof on line w as', Fig. 1. FigfB represents a vertical section on line'g/ y, Fig. l. v 4 represents a perspective view of a portion of the interior of the box or'can. i, Y,

Similar lettersof reference indicate corre- ``sponding parts in the figures.

I receptacle, preferably made of metal, after the order of a tin can and comprising a displaye boxwhich is provided with a lid and having a plurality of openings B C in its front wall'.` The top ofthe box hasa iiange orrim D, in which is a vertically and transversely extending .recess or passage E, the same leading into the interior of the box. Secured to the side walls of the receptacle, on the interior thereof, are vertically-extending strips F, which in-l wardly overlap the side edges of the front wall of the box and are separated from said wall, forming passages Gr, which are open at top and bottom for purposes to be hereinafterexplained. g

H designates the member for closing the upper opening B, the same consisting of a plate of metal or other rigid and opaque material, which is located in the box at the rear of said opening B.

lower vopening C, the vsame consisting of a piece or pane of glass or otherftrans-parent material, which is located in the' box at the I--rear of said opening C, said plate and piece forming in a measure a vertical continuity of each other. s Formed with or secured to said plate and depending therefrom are ears K K,

which are adapted to embrace the upper end of the `piece J for 'in terlocking the contiguous ends of the vplate and piece and preventing rear displacement of the upper portion` of said piece. v

Risingfromthebottom ofthe box, immediately at the rear of the front' wall thereof, is the lip L, forming, with said wall, the vertical passage M, in which is received the lower end of the piece J, whereby said end is controlled against rearward or inward displacement.

In assemblingl the parts the vpiece J is introduced into thebox and seated in the passage M. The plate H is also-introduced into the box and lowered, below the strips IF, after which it-s upper end is guided and introduced l into the passage G. The plate is then raised, the strips` F acting vas guides therefor, it being noticed that said strips are' of less height than said plate H. As theY platerises its upper end is .not restrained., but slides through the passage E in the top of the box. When the ears K have cleared the top edge of the piece J the plate is lowered and said ears are fitted over the top edge of the piece J, thus taking hold of said edge and interlocking the plate and piece and retaining them in operative position, this being assisted by the strips or guidesF and lip L andthe front wall of the box, as will be most apparent in Fig. 3. It will be also seen that theplate H may have the name of the contents of the box, manufacturer thereof, &c., displayed thereon, and the piece J permits the nature of the contents to be seen and inspected from without,it being also seen that if the contents onlyreach the top line of the opening J the box does not expose the half or partly full condition of the box, but presents all of the 'appearance of a full box, while being sufcient for display purposes.

` It will also be noticed that thestrips F, the

not disfigure the front of the box. In order to remove the plate .H and piece J, said plate is raised so as to Withdraw the ears la from said piece. Then the piece may be raised and Withdrawn through the top of the box. The

plate is non7 lowered until it clears the guides preferably integral With said plate, and possess strength and durability, and as they embrace the opposite sides of the glass piece or plate A both members remain interlocked as one and either member is prevented from moving backwardly or inwardly.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction shown, and We do not, therefore, desire to be limited in each case to the same.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A display-box provided With a plurality of openings in a Wall thereof, an indicatingplate adapted to close one of said openings, a transparent piece adapted to close the other opening and means intermediate of the adjacent edges of said plate and piece for interlocking the same, said means consisting of ears fixed to the edge of said indicating-plate and adapted to embrace the adjacent edge of said transparent piece.

2. A display-box provided With a plurality 'of openings in a Wall thereof, an indicatingplate, a transparent piece adapted to close said openings respectively, means intermediate of the adjacent edges of said plate and piece for interlocking the same, and a passage in the upper portion of the box through which Isaid indicating-plate may be elevated for separating said interlocking means, said means consisting of ears depending from the edge of said indicating-plate and rigidly secured thereto and adapted to embrace the adjacent edge of said transparent piece.

3. A display-box provided with a plurality of openings in a wall thereof, an indicatingplate adapted to close one of said openings, a transparent piece adapted to close the other opening and ears intermediate of the adjacent edges of-said piece and plate for interlocking the same, said ears being` composed of rigid members on said plate and freely embracing opposite faces of said piece.

4. A display-box provided with a plurality of 'openings in a Wall thereof, an indicatingplate or member adapted to close one of said openings, a transparent piece or member 'adapted to close the other opening, guiding and retaining devices on the interior of the box for said members, and means intermediate of the adjacent edges of said members for locking the same, said means consisting of vertically-arranged ears lixed to the edge of one member and adapted to embrace the adjacent edge of the other member.

GEORGE H. CLIEE. CHARLES H. W CLIFE.

Titnessesr T. BATON, MAYME I. CONNELL. 

